Mud 'startup' script not working

Posted by Marowi on Fri 17 Sep 2004 05:10 AM — 8 posts, 31,511 views.

Marowi Fri 17 Sep 2004 05:10 AM #0

I've already gone over this with a number of people, including Greven. Nothing has worked so far.

When I try to use the startup script, I get this:

Quote:
-sh-2.05b$ ./startup &
[1] 21734
'sh-2.05b$ Unknown option: `-
Usage: csh [ -bcdefilmnqstvVxX ] [ argument ... ].

[1]+ Done(1) ./startup
-sh-2.05b$

My startup script is as follows:

#! /bin/csh -f

set port = 8000
if ( "$1" != "" ) set port="$1"

cd ../area

nohup
nice
#limit stack 1024k
if ( -e shutdown.txt ) rm -f shutdown.txt

while ( 1 )
    set index = 1000
    while ( 1 )
	set logfile = ../log/$index.log
	if ( ! -e $logfile ) break
	@ index++
    end

    date > $logfile
    date > ../area/boot.txt

    set matches = `netstat -an | grep ":$port " | grep -c LISTEN`
    if ( $matches >= 1 ) then
        echo Port $port is already in use.
        exit 0
    endif

    ../src/toto $port >&! $logfile

    if ( -e shutdown.txt ) then
	rm -f shutdown.txt
	exit 0
    endif
    sleep 10
end

I even tried getting a startup script from another mud on the server (I help out on their mud too) - theirs works for them, but not for me.

I have already tried removing the '-f' from the csh, and I enter csh when I type 'csh', so it's definitely there.

Please help, I'm stumped.

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Sat 18 Sep 2004 03:35 AM #1

Strange. Try removing the whole first line. Then try manually typing each line in and seeing which, if any, it crashes on.

You could try:

csh startup

You could also try a different shell, eg.

tsch startup

Marowi Sat 18 Sep 2004 11:13 AM #2

We've already tried both the csh and tcsh shells.

-sh-2.05b$ csh startup
: Command not found.
: Command not found.
: No such file or directory.
-sh-2.05b$

Really need to work this out - it's driving me batty.

Greven Canada Sat 18 Sep 2004 01:59 PM #3

Just as a note, when we were going over this, "whereis csh" did produce /bin/csh

Marowi Thu 23 Sep 2004 04:14 PM #4

*BUMP*

Still no luck, any more ideas?

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Sat 25 Sep 2004 12:42 AM #5

All a shell script basically is, is to submit each line in it to the command processor. So, I repeat my suggestion that you enter each line and see which one it crashes on. Or, turn echoing on, I'm not sure how to do that as I'm not at my PC. That way you see each line echoed before it is processed.

Lt_noodle Wed 08 Jun 2005 01:29 AM #6

I am getting the same thing.

bash-2.05b$ echo

bash-2.05b$ tcsh startup
limit: Command not found.
date: Command not found.
date: Command not found.

I tried reinstalling cygwin, i couldn't find it from the list of packages...

Zeno USA Wed 08 Jun 2005 01:36 AM #7

The packages are there, but they may not be named what you expect.

The issue looks like what you're having trouble with in your other post.